Look, buy what you want, I don’t care for Papa John, but the thing is this: People are resistant to higher prices, and yet inflation has existed (nevermind that our wages haven’t risen to keep up).

These delivery fees are to help make up for that inflation. People won’t buy the higher price pizza, so you gotta get the money in somehow.

If you track pizza prices from 20-30 years ago, you’re paying - generally speaking - around the same, give or take. And in fact, if you get the average “carryout” deal, you’re paying less.

So it sucks, but that’s why they play these games.